Tuesday's Child is Full of Grace

On this day, September 14th...

• Joey Heatherton, the Lone Ranger and Amy Winehouse were born.


• Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco and President William McKinney passed away.


• 1954, Hurricane Edna hit New York City.


• 1956, the first prefrontal lobotomy was performed in Washington, D.C.


• 1964, Walt Disney was awarded the Medal of Freedom. *Year Dad was born.


• 1972, The Waltons TV program premiered. *Year Mom was born.
  

and BRONWYN ROSE was BORN!!!

After hearing about her scheduled induction for Wednesday, Bronwyn took matters into her own hands. Monday night, during a family game of Mexican Train Dominoes, contractions began. When I announced they were five minutes apart I was met with the same look the boy who cried wolf received. By 2am we determined this was finally the REAL DEAL and headed to hospital. Here is how the next few hours played out:

• 2:13 am-Leave for hospital. Contractions mild to moderate; three to five minutes apart. Placed Jack in bed with Minni and bawled like a 10-month hormonal pregnant woman because it was Jack's last night as an only child.


• 2:53 am-Dad found the quintessential celebrity parking spot in the labor and delivery drop-off zone EVER! Foreshadowing? dum, da, duh...


• 3:30 am- In a REAL labor and delivery room. Goal one accomplished--with Jack we never made it out of a tiny closet called the exam room. Bronwyn was getting princess treatment.

The Labor and Delivery Room

Mom's Last Pregnant Picture--in the Glam Hospital Gown check out those cankles!!! Ew!

Dad waiting to meet his sweet butterball (expecting an 8lb baby!)

• 5:00 am--poke me for an iv. Doesn't work. OUCH!


• 5:10 am--new nurse pokes me for an iv. Doesn't work. DOUBLE OUCH!


• 5:20 am-- IV team comes to poke me for the iv. WORKS! And leaves a bruise the size of an avocado. Good grief!


• 5:30 am--Contractions lessening...WHAT?!?! NOT AGAIN! But what about the CELEBRITY PARKING? Groan!


• 8:00 am--Doctor gives us an option...break water or go home and try again tomorrow with our regular OB/GYN. So if you know us you know we can be a tad indecisive. Where's Jack when you need him--he usually makes the decisions for us...granted about where to go to eat not when to have the baby...but still! Well, we chose to stay and proceed with this stranger of a doctor...and yes, it was due to the CELEBRITY PARKING!


• 8:30 am-Water broken. Go walking around the hospital corridors.


• 9:30 am- In full labor back in our room. OUCH!


• 9:31 am- Asked for epidural. :) Given my water just broke nurse looked at me like I was the wimpiest of pregnant woman ever. Hmph!


• 9:32 am- Said nurse says I need to finish a WHOLE IV drip bag before she can call for epidural.


• 9:33 am- Bribe and beg Gary to puncture small but fast leaking hole in said drip bag.


• 10:30 am- After two attempts the EPI is in the house!


• 11:00 am- Minni, Pop Pop and Jack arrive!

Jack in his last moments as an only child.

• 11:30 am- Start pitocin as contractions slowing down--pooh on pitocin!


• 12:00 noon- Minni, Pop Pop, Gary and Jack head out for lunch.


• 12:05 pm- Gary gets a call to come back as I am ready to PUSH!!! Deja vu with Jack!


• 12:46 pm- Bronwyn Rose is born. She weighed 6 lbs 7 oz and 20 inches long--Gary asked "Where's my butterball?" Isn't she simply perfect!!!

Bronwyn's first bath by nurse Ms. Tina

Jack listens in on Baby Sprout's heartbeat.

• 1:15pm- Ready for cuddling...

Everyone is healthy and doing well. We are blessed once again and grateful for the wonderful family we have. Now to come up with a new name for Jack AND Bronwyn's blog...